PMI-HVC October Chapter Meeting (In Person) | Peter Monkhouse - Start With Purpose: Building the Foundations of Social Impact Projects
October 14 - 6:00-7:30 pm
In Person Chapter Meeting
**Food and drink will be provided**
Registration closes on October 12th!
1.5 PDUs (Business Acumen) Self Reporting
The first 15 minutes will be focused on chapter information / upcoming events, followed by our learning topic:
Start With Purpose: Building the Foundations of Social Impact Projects
Purpose-driven projects deserve the same level of discipline and structure as any high-stakes business initiative. Yet many social impact efforts struggle with clarity, alignment, and follow-through—simply because they lack a strong foundation.
In this interactive, hands-on session, participants will learn how to use one of the most powerful tools in the project management toolkit: the project charter. Working in small groups, you’ll walk through the process of building a charter for a real-world nonprofit initiative—defining goals, scope, roles, risks, and success measures.
Designed for both experienced project professionals and those new to the social impact space, this session will demonstrate how applying practical PM tools can bring focus, alignment, and momentum to purpose-driven work. You’ll leave with new skills, a customizable project charter template, and the confidence to contribute meaningfully to causes that matter—whether in your organization or as a volunteer.
Come ready to collaborate and turn big ideas into actionable, high-impact projects.
Identify your vision—your why that drives real impact.
- Translate a social impact idea into a structured project framework using the components of a project charter.
- Collaborate effectively to define project goals, scope, roles, and success metrics tailored to nonprofit or mission-driven initiatives.
- Apply practical project management tools to plan and initiate social impact projects with greater clarity and alignment.
About our Speaker: Peter Monkhouse
Peter Monkhouse is the certificate advisor and teaches product and project management courses at the University of Toronto. He is a co-author of the bestselling book Gen P: New Generation of Product Owners Who Care about Customer. Peter is a Director and an active volunteer for Project Managers without Borders (PMWB).
Peter’s career is built on over 45 years of experience in project management, product development, and leadership. Throughout his career, Peter has actively led projects and project managers in various areas, including education, consulting, engineering, information technology, health, and organizational change, for multinational organizations. Over the past 20 years, Peter has taught over 8,000 students in Project Management in a variety of formats, including classroom, online, and intensive formats.
In prior roles, Peter managed portfolios of continuing education certificates with over 6,000 enrollments, co-founded ZOOMtoLearn, NewGenP, and MonkArt, and led programs of over 100 professionals and revenues of over US$20 million per year, implementing organizational change.
Peter has been an active volunteer with PMI for over 30 years. Peter served on the PMI Board of Directors for six years and was the Chair of the 2012 PMI Board, followed by serving for six years on the PMI Educational Foundation Board of Directors and was the Chair of the 2018 PMIEF Board. Peter is the past president of the PMI Toronto. In 2021 Peter was recognized as a PMI Fellow.
Peter's LInkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermonkhouse/
